ShareLEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE: PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
Author(s) : DENNIS R.
Type of article: Article
Summary
STATES THAT FIGURES FROM THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SURVEILLANCE CENTRE SUGGEST THAT 70% OF HOSPITAL HOT AND COLD WATER SYSTEMS AND 42% OF HOSPITAL COOLING TOWERS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA. DESCRIBES THE CONDITIONSWHICH FAVOUR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THE BACTERIA IN WATER. STATES THAT A TOTAL MANAGEMENT HYGIENE PROGRAMME MUST COMBINE PROFESSIONAL WATER TREATMENT PROGRAMMES IN WHICH MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE, WITH REGULAR AND THOROUGH CLEANING OF THE SYSTEMS. OUTLINES THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME FOR HOSPITALS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 23, N 4, 1988, 88-01281.
Details
- Original title: LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE: PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
- Record ID : 1989-0697
- Languages: English
- Source: J. hosp. Eng. - vol. 42 - n. 3
- Publication date: 1988/04
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Comfort air conditioning
- Keywords: Water treatment; Maintenance; Cooling tower; Legionellosis; Hygiene; Hospital; Air conditioning
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